Re: Disable account but not Mailbox

From: Ace Fekay [MVP] (PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 00:26:51 -0400

In news:O43wu6DTEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
John <johnvan@ansonic.com.au> posted their thoughts, then I offered mine
> Hi,
>
> When staff leave, I want to retain their mailboxes in case we need to
> access their information later, but I do not want them to appear in
> the default Global Address List. I have disabled their account in AD,
> but the name still appears.
>
> What do I need to do to achieve this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

You can hide it from the GAL by going into the ADUC console, select under
View, "Advanced Features", then in the user's account properties, Exchange
Advanced tab, check the box to "Hide From Exchange Address Lists". 

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